For over 20 years, <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://hackneycityfarm.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hackney City Farm</a> has been giving youngsters and local people the opportunity to experience farming right in the middle of London. Located inside <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://www.hackney.gov.uk/haggerston-park.htm" target="_blank">Haggerston Park</a>, the farm aims to help people learn about food, nature and the environment. Click through the images to discover this fantastic animal-friendly space that inspires kids and adults to participate in workshops, feed the animals and get local organic produce for living a healthy cruelty-free life.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

Goats, sheep, chickens, a donkey, and some small animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs can be spotted at London's Hackney City Farm.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

The farm is based at a site were many businesses used to run, ranging from an old local brewery to furniture makers and even a button manufacturer.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

Nowadays, the farm is well equipped with a pottery studio, the <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://www.bikeyardeast.com/index.shtml?nav=home" target="_blank">Bike Yard East</a> repair shop, a hub for the organization <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/" target="_blank">Magnificent Revolution</a>, meeting and training rooms, offices for an independent production company called Kindle, and an award winning café called <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://www.frizzanteltd.co.uk/" target="_blank">Frizzante</a> that serving the farm's produce and is decorated with found <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://inhabitat.com/photos-unloved-furniture-recycled-into-retro-chic-designs-at-london-design-week/" target="_blank">vintage furniture</a>.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

Within the <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://hackneycityfarm.co.uk/attractions/garden" target="_blank">vegetable patch area</a> there is a cute straw bale house for keeping gardening tools.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

For those who enjoy taking a nap or sitting outdoors, there is a straw bale seat under the shadow of a wooden boat's end that smells gorgeous.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

Magnificent Revolution is an organization that creates events around bikes and has their own reclaimed wood green-roofed hub within the farm.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

Hackney City Farm's animals are on rotation with a farm in nearby <a title="Hackney City Farm is a Hidden Piece of Countryside in the Heart of London" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent" target="_blank">Kent</a>, which means that the animals spend some time in the city and some time on the working farm in the country.

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Hackney City Farm is a piece of countryside in the heart of London

For over 20 years, Hackney City Farm has been giving youngsters and local people the opportunity to experience farming right in the middle of London. Located inside Haggerston Park, the farm aims to help people learn about food, nature and the environment. Click through the images to discover this fantastic animal-friendly space that inspires kids and adults to participate in workshops, feed the animals and get local organic produce for living a healthy cruelty-free life.